Kenya: never fail to tryNairobi, 6 July 2015 – Pierre, 23, trains upwards of 25 local community members per day in computer literacy at his college. At the end of the course, students receive certificates in computer science. The majority of his students are people in the workforce, while others have just finished secondary school and need to learn computer skills in order to enter university. "I was helped to get where I am so I feel also very good when others benefit from my knowledge. I trust this community, and I treat them a lot of dignity," he said.Read More >>>

Jordan: space to be togetherIrbid, 27 June 2014 – In an unassuming building on a quiet street in Irbid, you'll find Syrian mothers dressed alike in heavy black coats and hijabs chatting around a conference table over bread and coffee while their children attend kindergarten in the room next door. It's crammed, but they are used to it now, many living in crowded apartments since they arrived in Jordan.Read More >>>

Kenya: decades of refugee integration shakenNairobi, 20 June 2014 – Imagine waking up one morning to find a story in the newspaper saying you have to move to a refugee camp. After fleeing your home and struggling for years to make a life for yourself in Kenya – learning the language, getting an education – you are being displaced again. This time you are being sent 800km away to the desert. This happened not once, but twice in the last 18 months.Read More >>>

Kenya: building self-reliance among refugees and the host communityNairobi, 2 January 2014 – Most refugees in Nairobi, like their Kenyans counterparts, work in the informal labour market. Living in poverty, they lack capital and spend most of their household budgets on basic necessities, like food and rent. Those who do manage to establish businesses frequently lack technical skills and access to local networks. Operating in an extremely competitive market, they need capital, contacts and stronger business skills.Read More >>>

Thailand: marginalisation in the metropolisBangkok, 25 November 2013 – The term 'refugee' still conjures up images of thousands of tents lined up side-by-side, yet most of the more than 40 million forcibly displaced persons around the world live in urban areas. Living in small, marginalised communities, 'urban refugees' are often ignored by local and international media. Crisis is not only the massive influx of refugees, but the day-to-day struggle of these almost 'invisible' people to survive in metropolises.Read More >>>

Kenya: providing a safety net for the vulnerableNairobi, 18 February 2013 – On a sunny Friday morning, St Theresa's Church Hall in Eastleigh, Nairobi, comes alive as people slowly trickle inside. A mixed crowd of men and women, each carrying a small bag, waited for the last meeting of the JRS initiative for urban refugees running small businesses in the Kenyan capital. The 45 beneficiaries of the JRS Nairobi Urban Project, received food and material assistance as a way of providing a safety net while they invested in their businesses (income-generating activities IGAs).Read More >>>

Turkey: Iraqis constantly on the move in search of a brighter futureAnkara, 4 February 2013 – As the international community focuses its attention on the Syrian conflict, refugees from other areas of conflict are all but forgotten. In Turkey, the JRS team is coming into contact with more and more Iraqis who have been doubly displaced – once to Syria and now to Turkey or other countries. Their stories tell of a never-ending struggle to survive in new places and their search for a brighter future.Read More >>>